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OFFICITT USE ONIY - StrEURITY RETATEB INFORII,I '\TIONMay 24,2011Mr. Robert SmithSite Vice PresidentEntergy Nuclear Operations, lnc.Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station600 Rocky Hill RoadPlymouth, MA 02360-5508

SUBJECT: PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION - NRC INSPECTION REPORT05000293t2011011

Dear Mr. Smith:

On April 15,2011, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection atyour Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (PNPS), using Temporary Instruction 2515/183, "Followupto the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Station Fuel Damage Event." The enclosed inspection reportdocuments the inspection results which were discussed on April 15, 2011, with you and othermembers of your staff.The inspection examined activities conducted under 10 CFR 50.54 (hh) and your LicenseCondition 3.L(b)7 relative to the implementation of 8.5.b mitigating strategies. The inspectioninvolved examination of selected procedures and records, observation of activities, andinterviews with station personnel.This report documents one NRC identified finding of very low safety significance (Green). Thefinding was determined to involve a violation of NRC requirements. However, because of itsvery low safety significance and because it was entered into your Corrective Action Program,the NRC is treating this finding as a non-cited violation (NCV), consistent with Section2.3.2.a ofthe NRC's Enforcement Policy. lf you contest the NCV in this report, you should provide aresponse within 30 days of the date of this inspection report, with the basis for your denial, tothe U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C.20555-0001, with copies to the Regional Administrator, Region l; the Director, Office ofEnforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001; and theNRC Resident lnspector at Pilgrim. In addition, if you disagree with the cross-cutting aspectassigned to the finding in this report, you should provide a response within 30 days of the dateof this inspection report, with the basis for your disagreement, to the RegionalAdministrator,Region I and the NRC Resident Inspector at Pilgrim.Enclosure contains Sensitive UnclassifiedNon-Safeguards Information. Whenseparated from the Enclosure, thisdocument is DECONTROLLED.EFFICIALUSE ONtY SECURITY RETATED Ii.lFORMANEN OFFIGIAT USE ENIY SEEURITY RETATEB INFORMATIEN In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will beavailable electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room and from thePublicly Available Records System (PARS) component of the NRC Agencywide DocumentsAccess and Management System (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site athttp://wrrvw.nrc.qov/readinq-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room). However,because of the sensitive information contained in the enclosure, and in accordance with 10 CFR2.390, a copy of this letter's enclosure will not be available for public inspection.

Sincerely,/RNJohn F. Rogge, ChiefEngineering Branch 3Division of Reactor SafetyDocket No.: 50-293License No.: DPR-35

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